Vintage Photos Seton Hall Seton Hall College opened its doors to students in 1856 to a handfull of male students. By 1872, the oldest diocesan university in the United States had an enrollment of 500 freshmen from 17 states and six foreign countries. By 1937 Seton Hall was established as a university and in 1968 Seton Hall became fully co-educational. (Private Collection) Return to Vintage Photos